He is speaking the truth, if you look at it from an objective standpoint, and think in Villa's perspective. As fans, we are emotional and love this club, but players are different. They will look at all the factors and variables available to them, and analyze the situation carefully before making a choice. Do you really think any top player outside Serie A would want to come here, unless they were being benched by their club or forced out?
Serie A players are defecting, and I don't see players queuing up to play in this league, Honestly, do you think Serie A can attract the likes of Benzema, Higuain, Tevez, Aguero, RVP, Suarez, and even top players from Ligue 1 or The Eredivisie? Unless teams offer them huge sums, sums they can't afford, these deals are never going to go through. In the past Serie A clubs could afford to snap up the best talent from all around Europe (including Spain and England), and South America. This is no longer the case.